Tanzania external debt increase by $7.8mn in October 2016
By Mnaku Mbani
External debt
stock reached USD 16,407.6 million as at end of October 2016, being an increase
of USD 7.8 million from the amount recorded during the preceding month. On annual basis,the
stock of debt was USD 1,035.8 million higher than the amount recorded at the
end of the corresponding period in 2015
mainly due to new disbursements.
Central government debt reached USD 13,282.9
million as at end October 2016, representing an increase of USD 11.0 million and an increase of USD 933.0 million compared to the amount
recorded in the preceding month, and to the stock of debt at the end of the corresponding period in 2015,
respectively.
According to
Bank of Tanzania Monthly Economic Review for November, the share of the central
government debt in total external debt increased slightly to 81.0 percent in October 2016 from 80.9 percent in the
preceeding month.
The stock of
debt as at the end of October 2016 increased across all creditor categories
except bilateral creditors, and the percentage share composition changed
slightly compared to the corresponding period in 2015.
Disbursements
received during October 2016 were USD 43.6 million, out of which USD 8 million
was received by the Government and the balance of USD 35.6 million was received
by the private sector. External debt
disbursements during the year ending October 2016 amounted to USD 1,481.2
million, out of which USD 977.2 million was received by the Government.
External debt service during October 2016
amounted to USD 39.6 million, out of which government payments was USD 26.6
million and the remaining balance was paid by the private sector.
External debt service
during the year ending October 2016 amounted to USD 1,013.6 million, out of
which USD 699.5 million was paid by the government and the remaining balance of
USD 314.1 was paid by the private sector.
Maoni
Chapisha Maoni